Stake-puller.



R. S. FOX.

STAKE PAULLER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 17. 1916.

Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

ATTORNEYS I WITNESSES 6 RAY STEWART FOX, OFBLUE EARTH, MINNESOTA.

STAKE-F'IILT-EE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RAY S'mwnm'r Fox, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Blue Earth, in the county of Faribault' and State of Minnesota. have invented an Improvement in Stake-Pullers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is animprovement in stake pullers, and has for its object to provide a device of the character specified, especially adapted for pulling posts, stakes and the like from the ground, wherein the pulling mechanism is in the form of pivotally connected open frames adapted to he slipped over the post, each frame having at one end gripping mechanism for engaging the post or stake, and at the other end a handle.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing .the improvement in use.

Fig. 2 is a side view with the puller in section.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the puller in closed position.

As is known, in pulling posts or stakes,

a largeamount of the strength of the one Who pulls is wasted in grippingthe post or stake. Furthermore, should the stake happen to be broken otl near the surface of the ground, there is notsuiiicient length of post or stake to permit a grip to be obtained.

In the present, embodiment of the inventionra pair of open substantially. rectangular frames is provi ed, an inner frame 1 and an outer frame 2, the inner frame being of such size that it will fit within the' outer frame. The adjacent side members of the frames are pivoted together near one end of the frame, as'indicated at 33 the pivotal c0n- 'nections being in alinement and the end members of the said frames nearest the pivotal connection have teeth 4. These teeth of the frames extend in opposite directions,

Specification of Letters Patent.

that is the two series of teeth face each other, and the opposite end members of the frame are formed into grips or handles 5. In the present instance, the handles are formed by rounding the inner surface of the end members. v

In use. the device is arranged as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the handles being moved away from each other in a direction such that when the opposite ends of the frames separate the teeth will be at the inner sides of the end members and in position to engage the post or stake. The frames are now dropped down over the post in the manner shown, and it will be evident that all of the Patented Apr. 3, 19M. Application filed November 17, 1916. Serial No. 131,846. i

grouud.\a secure grip may be yet obtained.

.I claim A device of the character specified com prising a pair of open substantially rectangular frames fitting one within the otherg."

the side members of the frame being pivotally connected to permit the frame to move into register with each other or with their planes at an angle to each other, the said members having teeth at one end and facing in the opposite direction, and having the end members at the otherend concave-convex, and arranged with the convex surface inward to form handles, said teeth beingadapted to grip an object where upward traction is exerted on the handles, the pivo'tal connection between the frame being near the end having the teeth.

RAY STEWART FOX. 

